After the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched a harsh crackdown, several well-known social media influencers are quickly taking down content that promotes illicit online gambling sites. DICT Crackdown The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC), the DICT's ...
HP and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are aligning efforts to build an AI-ready Philippines. The collaboration was a key focus at the recent Frontier Tech Trends Webinar, “Artificial Intelligence in the Workspace,” organized by DICT in celebration of National ICT Month. HP – ...
The website of the Philippine House of Representatives was hacked yesterday before it went offline. This was confirmed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). House of Representatives Website Hacked The hackers took over the homepage of the House with the classic troll meme face ...
Following an attack by Medusa ransomware, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) implemented containment measures. PhilHealth President and CEO, Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. said in a statement, “The incident is under control and no personal information and medical information has been compromised or ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), specifically the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), recently launched the Consumer Application Monitoring System (CAMS) to be able to keep an eye on various applications. Among these include e-commerce, delivery, online ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has revealed that it could start limiting SIM card registrations to 10 per person after observing that text scams remain prevalent long after the SIM Registration Act was implemented. The plan was revealed to the press by DICT Undersecretary ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said in an interview that around 95% to 96% of SIM card owners are now registered. “As of May 10, 95 million na po, magna-96 million. I expect mga 100 million more or less, so mga 95% to 96% na tayo,” DICT Secretary Ivan John ...
After the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced a shortage in physical plastic cards in April, it revealed that there are plans to launch digital driver's licenses with the help of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The implementation of the digital driver's license is still ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced that it will introduce the Project: SIM Check Mo as a part of its efforts to combat cybercrime, including scams. DICT – Project: SIM Check Mo The SIM check is pretty simple and is said to only last 10 seconds. Once launched, you'll ...
Volocopter, a global air taxi firm, is planning to bring its service to the Philippines and is already talking to some local officials about it. Germany’s Volocopter shared the recent meeting of its Singaporean arm with Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual and DICT secretary Ivan John Uy to try and match their ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was reported to have been purchasing laptops and tablets for the past year and a half even though they don’t seem to have a clear plan for distributing the said devices. These devices include: 866 laptops12,482 tablets All of which is equal ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) earlier announced that it will be launching the National Digital Vaccine Certificate (VaxCertPH) in September. However, the agency has since clarified that the service will first be rolled out for residents of Metro Manila and overseas Filipino ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has just announced that it will be issuing vaccination certificates to fully vaccinated citizens in the Philippines through the VaxCertPH. The VaxCertPH will both be a web portal and mobile app. The service was developed by the DICT for the Department ...
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